The purpose of jewellery is to accentuate your face and exalt your beauty. Considering that all of us have different face types, skin tones, hairstyles, and dressing styles, is it possible for the same kind of jewellery to suit all of our faces alike? If not, how do we choose the jewellery that best highlights our face and beauty? This is a question that has given serious thought to jewellery designers and stylists of all times. Luckily for us, we have answers to this question today.
Oval shape
Oval faces are broad at the forehead and temple and are slightly longer than they are
wide, and have gentle curves. This means
you can wear hoops, chandeliers or teardrops and look great in all of them. Soft
curvy designs featuring pearls and beads would look great around your delicate neck.
If you feel a need to offset the curves of your face, you can try angular designs as
earrings. As your face is already long enough, all you have to look out for is to avoid
excessively long designs as they may further accentuate the length factor.
Round face
A round face is soft and curved and has almost the same length and width. You can ideally wear longer necklaces as they create an illusion of
length. Apart from adding length, they draw attention to your neck and torso. Long and vertical earrings like drops or narrow chandeliers
would also greatly compliment a round face. Angular designs would be
a great choice as well, as the strong vertical lines would greatly flatter a pretty round face. However, avoid chokers and shorter necklaces as they add more roundness to
your face. Choose V-necks, Sweetheart necklines or narrow Empire necklines for
your dress, and you are all set to turn heads with your gorgeous danglers and long
necklaces.
Square
A square-shaped face is wide at the forehead and chin and has a
prominent jawline. If you have a square face, long, curvy necklaces will look good on
you. Long, curvy chains soften the edges and make the temple and chin look
narrower. The curves neutralise the edges, and the long jewellery creates an illusion
of length. You can also wear earrings that are long and narrow, as they add length to
the face and counterpoise the width. Avoid button style earrings and wide
chandeliers as they give the illusion of increased width.
Rectangle (or Oblong)
Rectangle or oblong faces are long. Chokers look particularly stunning on women
with oblong faces as they effectively offset the length of the neck and face. Collar
and princes length designs are also ideal for this face type, especially if you have a
long neck. Your earrings can bebutton-shaped or large and circular,
as round shapes complement this face type. You should avoid long necklaces and
long earrings as their purpose is often to add more length.
Heart-shaped face (Inverted Triangle)
A heart-shaped face has a narrow chin and a wide hairline. The heart-shaped face
may have a round the hairline, giving the impression of the heart symbol. If the
hairline is relatively straight, it may be called an inverted triangle shape. If you have a
heart-shaped face, chokers can significantly help in creating fullness around the neck
and the chin, thereby accentuating the natural width of your chin and causing it to
appear wider. Multi-stranded chokers or large beaded collars can add the width of
your forehead and cheeks as well, and short necklaces with bold pendants would
look great on you. When it comes to earrings, remember that opposites attract. Choose large, rounded earrings that dangle at the length of your chin. Avoid button
style earrings and long narrow earrings.
Pear-shaped face (Triangle shape)
A pear-shaped face is broader towards the jawline and narrower at the forehead and
is opposite to the inverted triangle shape. The objective of jewellery here is to soften
the broad jawline and to add an illusion of width to the forehead.If you have a pear-
shaped face, V-shaped necklaces will best suit you as they do a satisfactory work to
soften the jawline.When it comes to earrings, drop earrings that highlight your
cheekbones will look stunning on you. Long narrow earrings would look graceful on
your face type. Earrings that start slightly broad but become little towards the end are also ideal for people with pear-shaped faces.
Diamond-shaped face
A diamond-shaped face is angular and is wider towards the cheekbones and narrow
at the forehead and jawline. This is an angular version of the oval face and is a rare
face type. As this face type is similar to the oval shape, people with a diamond face
can wear any . If you have a diamond face, you can wear chokers or long strings of
pearls, and look gorgeous in both. If you wish to add width to a pointy jawline, you
can wear dangling earrings with teardrops or triangles. Now that we have solved the
face type mystery, the next step is to make the most of your face type. Experiment
with your styles and start making your ravishing beauty statements!
